DORAL, FLA. — Moss-Lebolo JV has been selected to design and construct a $15 million, three-story high school expansion at Divine Savior Academy in Doral. The Lutheran-sponsored institution serves 500 students from preschool through high school. The new addition will include a three-story classroom, an auditorium/chapel, gym, fitness center, athletic fields and new parking. Design and permitting work has begun on the 108,000-square-foot facility and construction is scheduled to begin this July. Completion is schedule for August 2014. Somerville Inc. is the project architect.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. — Pierce Education Properties, through a joint venture with an affiliate of Core Properties, has completed its $56.5 million acquisition of North Campus Crossing (Phase I and Phase II), a 1,692-bed community serving Eastern Carolina University (ECU) students. The off-campus community was developed in 2005 and 2006. The property is contiguous to ECU'S North Campus Recreation Center, which features a man-made lake and beach, a zip line, intramural fields and a golf course. The buyers plan to invest nearly $1 million in improvements to the community, including a campus shuttle to Pitt Community College. A $26.8 million loan held by Midland Loan Services was assumed for the Phase I purchase and a Freddie Mac loan of $19.8 million was secured through HFF to finance the Phase II acquisition.
ATHENS, GA. — RCG Ventures has sold the 24,000-square-foot East Athens Marketplace in Athens to Halpern Enterprises for $3.9 million. The center is fully leased to tenants including Dollar Tree, Hibbett Sports, Radio Shack, Little Caesars and AT&T. The property is shadow anchored by a Walmart Supercenter.Halpern plans to expand the center, as well as lease two unoccupied outparcels that total approximately 3.4 acres. The acquisition marks Halpern's first acquisition in Athens and the company's 28th center in Georgia. Tony D'Ambrosio and Joe Montgomery of Colliers International's Atlanta office represented the seller. Halpern Enterprises was self-represented in the transaction.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — JL Wallace has been selected to construct Next Level Church Gateway Campus, a satellite location for Next Level Church, in Fort Myers. The 18,500-square-foot facility will be constructed on 7.5 acres at 11081 Gateway Blvd. The facility will include an auditorium, foyer, classrooms for children and youth and offices. Robert Massengale will provide design services and David Douglas Associates will provide engineering services.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — HQ Global has inked a lease renewal for 19,251 square feet of office space at One Northwinds in Alpharetta. Hunter Henritze and Michael Howell of Lincoln Property Co. Southeast represented the landlord, Equity Office, in the transaction. Ryan Hudson of CBRE represented the tenant.
ORLANDO AND MAITLAND, FLA. — HFF has arranged a $50 million refinancing loan for three office properties totaling more than 780,000 square feet in Central Florida. The properties include Quorum Center and Oakridge Office Park in Orlando and 850 Trafalgar in Maitland. The borrower was a joint venture between Praedium Group and Tower Realty Partners Inc. Michael Weinberg, Elliott Throne and Chris Drew led the HFF team that arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loans for Quorum Center and 850 Trafalgar through UBS Real Estate Finance Group. They also arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan for Oakridge Office Park through Morgan Stanley.
ORLANDO — BB&T Real Estate Funding, a subsidiary of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, has arranged a $13.1 million acquisition and renovation loan for Carlton Arms, a 558-unit multifamily property in Orlando. The nonrecourse financing was structured with a 36-month term with tow, 12-month extensions.
MIAMI — Miller Construction Co. has completed the renovation and expansion of Fisher Island Club's 24,000-square-foot Spa and Fitness Center in Miami. The work includes a renovated lobby, six new pools and a state-of-the-art fitness center. The construction team preserved the exterior of the historic building, which was originally the private plane hangar at the 1920s-era Vanderbilt family Fisher Island estate. BC Architects designed the renovation.
BALTIMORE, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has been selected to oversee the property management and project management at 120 East Baltimore St., a 25-story, 327,140-square-foot office building in Baltimore's City Center. The property is the firm's largest managed asset in downtown Baltimore. Franklin Street Properties Corp., the owner and landlord, purchased the property in 2007. T. Courtenay Jenkins, Tim Jackson and Whitney Nye of Cushman & Wakefield will lease the property on behalf of the landlord.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — ToolBank has signed a 7,830-square-foot lease at 2531 St. Tryon St. in Charlotte. ToolBank serves more than 150 charitable organizations in the Charlotte area, providing them access to more than 140 different types of tools in volumes large enough to equip thousands of volunteers at a time. The organization will occupy the entire industrial building for its non-profit operations. The property is undergoing renovations and will reopen in April 2013. Frank McCleneghan of Piedmont Properties/CORFAC International represented the tenant in the transaction. Doug Wynne of Perennial Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord.